Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edwin Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham , and the 371st highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edwin Avenue (E6 6DA) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the East Ham average (205.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwin Avenue (E6 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Mathews Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edwin Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Becket Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brede Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flanders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Elson Way
Apr 2026Other crime Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Robeson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathews Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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